Question

Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers(摩天楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.

Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.

Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit it just to go shopping!

Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree(棕榈树)and is very beautiful.

The city is still an amazing mix of people from different countries. The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives by eight to one!

Many people welcome the city’s growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change. As a Dubai native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there’s a lot more work to do.”

1.Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?

A. To relax. B. To buy oil.

C. To go shopping. D. To do business.

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Dubai has created many man-made islands.

B. There are many foreigners working in Dubai.

C. Many international visitors come to Dubai every year.

D. Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.

3.What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?

A. To be smaller in size than another group.

B. To be more in number than another group.

C. To be bigger in area than another group.

D. To be smaller in area than another group.

4. In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?

A. We should always visit Dubai.

B. We should learn from foreigners.

C. We must always remember our past.

D. We must only think about the future.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Dubai is growing very fast.

B. Dubai was a big city before 1966.

C. Many tall buildings are built in months

D. Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：迪拜是一个大的城市，这里有昂贵的酒店，摩天大楼和购物中心。今天迪拜是世界上最重要的商业中心之一。事实上，每年城市资金主要来自商业，而不是石油。来自150个国家的人民生活和工作在迪拜。

1.th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business.句意：在二十世纪初期，迪拜是一个成功的贸易港口。来自全世界的人们到迪拜去做生意。明确答案为去做生意。故选D

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3.outnumber Dubai natives by eight to one!句意：有150个国家的人们居住和工作在迪拜，现在，外国人的数量与本地的人数达到八比一。因此outnumber为数目比之意，与选项中第二项相符。故选B

4.We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there’s a lot more work to do.句意：我们必须记住我们来自哪里。我们的孩子必须知道我们到达现在的地方是很困难的，并且这有更多的工作去做。结合选项，明确答案为第三项。故选C

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考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。